Garment rack



B. 1'. BRADY GARMENT RACK Jan. 18, 1955 Filed May 6, 1954 n/u F BY p @QL/ ATTORNEYEA' 2,699,873 Fate-rated Jan. 18, 1%55 [ice 2,699,873 GARMENT RACK iiaiiard 1. Brady, Kent, @1110 Appiicatinn May 6, 1954, Serial No. 4211,9311 4 Claims. (Cl. 211-113) This invention pertains to a garment rack and more particularly to a garment rack having garment hangers which are non-tiltably and slidably mounted.

Heretofore, the most popular type of clothes or garment racks have consisted of a longitudinally disposed rod on which a plurality of hangers are hung perpendicular to the rod. The hangers are usually provided with an open end hook so that it may be hung on the rod. A disadvantage to this type of hanger system is that the hangers frequently fall off the rod when hanging other garments near them since they tilt easily and are easily removable. Another disadvantage in this type of garment rack is that clothes fall off the hangers rather easily if the hangers are tilted. Another disadvantage to this type of garment rack is that the garments tend to bunch up and prevent the garments from hanging freely so that air does not circulate around them and the clothes become creased or soiled with close contact.

My invention is particularly useful in schools wherein younger children who are less dextrous than their elders need hang their outer clothes in an orderly fashion without dropping hangers on the floor and pushing clothes off the hangers. However, the advantages of my invention are not limited to children.

Accordingly, it is an object of my invention to provide a garment rack wherein the hangers are non-tiltably, nonpivotally mounted.

Another object of my invention is to provide a garment rack wherein the hangers are permanently, slidably mounted so that the hangers may be moved out of the normal relationship with the other hangers, a garment hung or removed, and the hanger slidably returned to the storage position.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a garment rack of inexpensive and simple construction which may easily be made to fit any closet or locker and easily installed therein.

I accomplish these and other objects of my invention by providing a garment rack comprising a plurality of elongated members or rods supported in a horizontal position, planar garment hangers and fastening means carried by said hangers for permanently slidably mounting the hangers on the elongated rods parallel to said rods, whereby the hangers remain in a horizontal position parallel to said elongated member at all times.

More particularly, the fastening means employed comprise at least two arm members attached to each hanger and having a closed loop portion at their ends adapted to encircle a rod. In the alternative, said arm members may both be attached to a member concentric with and surrounding a section of said elongated member, whereby said concentric member will slide relative to said rods.

Further, I provide planar garment hangers constructed of a continuous piece of material, arm members integrally connected to the ends of said continuous piece or strip of material and permanently, slidably mounted on said rods and a connecting link disposed between said arm members whereby said arm members are permanently disposed at a predetermined distance from one another.

I further provide a garment rack assembly for mounting in a closet comprising a substantially rectangular frame in which the aforementioned elongated members or rods are attached at both ends.

Added advantages and accomplishments will be apparent from the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional end view of my garment rack.

Fig. 2 is a portion of an isometric view of my garment rack assembly, and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional end view of my garment rack showing a modification in the means for slidably attaching the hanger.

The frame 1 as seen in Fig. 1 supports the elongated member or rod 2 at its ends in holes 3 or in any other suitable manner. The hanger 4 is shown as preferably constructed of one continuous piece of material having arms 5 integrally attached to the continuous length of material of the hanger. Arm members 5 are in closer proximity than the opposite ends 10 of the hanger 4- whereby the hangers may be partially moved out from beneath the confines of the rods 2 and for that matter, partially out from beneath the frame. The material may be wire, plastic or any other suitably rigid material. Connecting link 6 is attached to each arm and serves to strengthen the hanger and. to hold the two arm members 5 in a spaced-apart relationship.

It should be pointed out that the planar hanger 4, including the arms 5 and link 6, may be constructed of a solid piece of material such as sheet metal, plastic, plywood or the like, as by stamping.

Closed loops 7 are formed at the ends of the arms 5 and adapted to encircle rod 2, so that the looped portion will slide on the rod.

In Fig. 2 is shown an isometric view of a portion of the rack assembly wherein the frame 1 supports a plurality of spaced rods 2, the rods being suitably held in engagement with the frame as in holes 3. Each rod, of course, has a hanger associated therewith attached by the aforementioned fastening means. The entire frame 1 is preferably supported inside a closet or the like, in any suitable fashion, as by screws through holes 9. The frame 1 is placed in a closet so that a shoulder engaging portion of the hangers 4 shown at 10 would extend toward the closet opening. The hangers could then be drawn partially out of the closet by sliding the hanger t along rod 2, a garment put on or removed from the hanger, and the hangers returned to the storage position.

Fig. 3 shows a modification of the fastening means used to permanently slidably mount garment hanger 4 to rod 2. Arms 5 are attached to an annular sleeve 8 which is concentric with and surrounds rod 2. Annular sleeve 8 is substantially shorter than the length of the hanger 4 thereby allowing the hanger to be moved partially out from beneath the confines of the elongated member 2 or frame 1. The rod may be of any desired cross-sectional shape such as round, square or polygonal.

The preferred form of my invention having been shown, it should be stated that the invention is capable of varied modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A garment rack comprising a substantially rectangu lar frame, an elongated member supported at both ends by said frame, a planar garment hanger and means carried by said hanger for permanently and slidably mountin g said hanger on said elongated member parallel thereto, said means including a pair of arms lying in the same plane as the hanger and terminating in portions fixed with respect thereto, said portions encircling said elongated member at spaced points along the length thereof and the distance between said arms being substantially shorter than the length of said hanger whereby said hanger may gs moved partially out from beneath the confines of said rame.

2. A garment rack as set forth in claim 1, wherein the terminal portion of each of said arms is a closed loop encircling said elongated member and slidably mounting the hanger thereon.

3. A garment rack as set forth in claim 1, wherein said arms terminate in a sleeve which encircles said elongated member for slidably mounting the hanger thereon, said sleeve extending between said arms but not substantially beyond either.

4. A garment rack as set forth in claim 1, wherein a continuous length of substantially rigid material is shaped to form the hanger and said arms.

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